Cincinnati officials said in an Aug. 1 press conference that widely circulated social media videos showing the attacks on two people during a street brawl last weekend portrayed the city in a cynical and unfair manner.
The city’s Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval, Police Chief Teresa Theetge, and City Manager Sheryl Long were flanked by several community leaders at the press conference.
“It’s overt racial tensions that have been claimed by irresponsible leaders, who have unfortunately cynically tried to take advantage of this awful fight and try and divide us,” Pureval said.
The incident happened on July 27 at 3:06 a.m., when Cincinnati’s downtown area was crowded with more than 150,000 people attending a Cincinnati Reds game, the Cincinnati Music Festival, and a basketball tournament that night….